Today’s Headlines

8:59 AM EDT on October 18, 2013

Who Would Mayor de Blasio Pick to Succeed Ray Kelly? (NYT)
Daily News Talks to Harlem Bus Riders About Select Bus Service, Finds They Can't Wait
Driver Hits, Critically Injures 3 Year-Old Boy in New Lots; "No Criminality Suspected" (WNBC)
Teen Commits Murder-Suicide by Crashing Car; the News and Gothamist Call It an "Accident"
The Key Word in This Headline About de Blasio Getting Hit by Citi Bike Rider Is "Almost" (News)
Shared Bicycle Lanes on Crotona Avenue Are Too Much for Bronx CB 6 to Handle (Bronx Times)
Bay Ridge Community Board Renews Push for Stoplight at Crash-Prone Intersection (Bklyn Paper)
WNYC Covers NYPD's Weekend Speeding Crackdown, Notes It's Unclear Where Tickets Were Issued
P.S. 232 in Lindenwood Gets Speed Board to Remind Drivers to Slow Down (Queens Courier)
East Midtown BID Poll Shows Almost Two-Thirds of Area Residents Oppose Rezoning (DNA)

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In spring 2017, Stephen wrote for Streetsblog USA, covering the livable streets movement and transportation policy developments around the nation. From August 2012 to October 2015, he was a reporter for Streetsblog NYC, covering livable streets and transportation issues in the city and the region. After joining Streetsblog, he covered the tail end of the Bloomberg administration and the launch of Citi Bike. Since then, he covered mayoral elections, the de Blasio administration's ongoing Vision Zero campaign, and New York City's ever-evolving street safety and livable streets movements.

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